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The Festival de la Canción Turismo de Priego receives 175 entries and holds its final on October 24

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The final gala of the VII Festival de la Canción Turismo de Priego will be on Friday, October 24 at 20:00 at the Teatro Victoria, with ten finalists, presented by Carlitos Pérez and a performance by La Guardia in acoustic format. Admission is free until capacity is reached.

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Un hombre con camisa rosa habla ante un atril en una sala, junto a una pantalla que muestra un cartel del Festival de la Canción.
Photo: Ayuntamiento de Priego de Córdoba
The Teatro Victoria in Priego de Córdoba will host the final gala of the VII Festival de la Canción Turismo de Priego on Friday, October 24, at 20:00. The ten finalists will perform on stage, accompanied by a band and with live music, and the evening will be presented by Carlitos Pérez, musician and chirigotero of the Carnaval de Cádiz.

How to attend

Entry to the gala is free until full capacity is reached. Tickets can be collected from October 20 at the Oficina de Turismo, located on calle Río. The gala will be broadcast by Telepriego and will be shown across Andalucía through Clip TV and Avatel.

More entries than last year

The competition has received 175 entries, compared with 117 in the previous edition, according to the data provided during the presentation. The proposals come from numerous places in Spain, with representation from practically all provinces. The organization will soon announce the names of the ten finalists through its social media. As a guest artist, the festival will feature La Guardia, who will give a special acoustic performance prepared for this occasion. The organization has encouraged performers from Priego to keep an eye out for future calls, since the registration period remained open for two and a half months and some local entries arrived after the deadline.

Presentation and sponsorship

The official presentation was held in the press room of the Ayuntamiento de Priego de Córdoba and included the participation of Antonio Navas, concejal de Festejos and member of the festival, and Javier Ibáñez, president of the competition. The organization has thanked the sponsoring entities and companies for their support, including the Diputación de Córdoba, Datacom, the Denominación de Origen and the Ayuntamiento de Priego de Córdoba. According to the data provided during the press conference, the festival has around 250,000 views on Facebook, with 2,500 interactions and 6,500 page visits, as well as more than 150 new followers compared with the previous year. On Instagram it reaches 152,000 views, 7,000 interactions and 6,000 profile visits, with 300 more followers than in the previous edition.

Ticket collection

The free tickets can be collected from October 20 at the Oficina de Turismo, on calle Río, until the Teatro Victoria reaches full capacity.

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